Scarborough,chief town and deepwater harbour of Tobagoisland in the , Trinidad and Tobagogroup in the southern Caribbean Sea. Formerly called Port Louis, it overlooks Scarborough Harbour, formerly Rockly Bay, and , southeastern West Indies. It is the administrative centre of Tobago and the main town of St. Andrew parish. Located on Rockly Bay and overlooking Scarborough Harbour, the town is steeply laid out on the bottom slopes of a hill 8 miles (13 km) from Tobago’s southwestern tip. It succeeded Georgetown, now Mount Saint George, as capital of Tobago in 1796, though it had been destroyed by fire only six years earlier. On top of the hill is Fort King George (1770sbuilt by the British in the late 1700s), with a ruined prison, barracksand hospital, officer’s mess, and a rebuilt Anglican church. The town is in a coconut-growing area; industries include sawmilling and lime-oil production. Pop. (1980) 6,089many cannons; it also includes a museum of Tobago’s history. Scarborough has several structures dating to the early 19th century, including the House of Assembly, a handsomely restored Georgian building. The town has benefited considerably from the growth of tourism in Tobago and has many commercial buildings. Tobago’s airport, Crown Point, is about 7 miles (11 km) from Scarborough and handles both domestic and international flights. Pop. (2000) St. Andrew parish, 15,830.